On 02/24/2001 02:17:13 AM Tom Lord wrote:
>"Bijective" describes a mapping between two sets. Every element of
>the source set ("the domain") is mapped to a unique element of the
>destination set ("the codomain")
The codomain is referred to by some as the "range".
>AND there are no left over elements
>in the codomain. A one to one mapping. An invertible mapping.
>
>"Injective" describes a mapping where every element of the domain maps
>to a unique element, but there may be left over elements in the
>codomain.
And the term "surjective" describes a mapping where every element of the
range is mapped onto - there are none left over, but it's possible that two
or more elements of the domain map to a single element of the range.
Thus, a bijection is both injective and surjective.
>This is now way off topic, so please think twice about following up.
Anything that helps us communicate better with one another is not off
topic, IMO.
- Peter
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